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JUNE 2017 • Vol. 99, No. 11 SIVAN ~ TAMMUZ 5777 WWW.BETHELNR.ORG

COST: $175 per adult & teen $85 per child ages 2-15 Children under 2, free

Price includes accomodations, all meals, and all activities!

JOIN RABBI SCHUCK FOR THIS EXCITING WEEKEND.

Pride Dinner and Parade.................. page 2 Graham & Wasserman in Museum... page 8 Contemplative Service..................... page 7 Sisterhood Board Installation..........page 11

Nursery School.........................pages 12, 13 New Youth Program........................ page 15

Join us in CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE Sunday, June 4th We will march with the Westchester Jewish Council. Our step-off time is 1:45 pm. Assembly location: 12W (52nd St., between 5th and 6th Av.) We will meet at Beth El at 12:15 pm; our bus will leave from Beth El at 12:30 pm. You MUST reserve a seat in order to ride with us. Call Abby Wise at 914-235-2700, ext. 291, or visit bethelnr.org/parade for details.

MEMORY MINYAN Friday, June 16th • 6:00 pm for people with dementia, their family, friends, and caregivers For questions or to R.S.V.P., contact Julie Rockowitz at JRockowitz@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 256.

Sponsored by Beth El Synagogue Center, Seviah, Westchester Jewish Community Services, UJA-Federation o f New York, and UJA-Federation’s ENGAGE Jewish Service Corps.

KABBALAT “PRIDE” SHABBAT Friday Evening, June 23rd 6:00 pm COCKTAILS, FOLLOWED BY OUR SERVICE Join us at Beth El for Friday night services as we welcome Shabbat with guest speaker Alyx Bernstein—a Beth El member, a Jewish LGBTQ teen, and a member of Mosaic of Westchester’s Teen Advisory Council. She has also participated in Mosaic’s new initiative­—the Mosaic Storytelling Project– and will be sharing her story at the Shabbat service.

THERE IS SOMETHING NEW ON THE WAY . . .

COLOR, LINE, SHAPE SAVE THE DAY Tuesday, November 7th Tuesday, November 14th

Join us for the

GAY PRIDE PARADE SUNDAY, JUNE 25th Beth El Synagogue Center will march with Mosaic of Westchester, behind the Beth El banner. A teen-focused, adults-included, pre-march brunch is now being planned.

Stay tuned! Time and location details will be available in midJune!“LGBTQ inclusion enriches our entire Jewish community”

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Jon Chattman Joins the Beth El Team Jon Chattman joined the Beth El team as its Director of Marketing and Communications Strategy in May 2017. For over eight years, he was director of communications at the Music Conservatory of Westchester.

Overall, he has worked in the communications and marketing field for over ten years, overseeing everything from public relations, Jon Chattman web management, and social media to event planning, writing and distributing press releases, and rebranding. His previous experience also includes writing, editing, and blogging at various online marketing companies, and serving as a full-time staff newspaper writer and editor at respective print publications.

Jon has been a blogger for over ten years, notably writing entertainment stories on the Huffington Post since 2008, and is an eight-time published author. His next book, Moving Foreword, will be published in early 2018. He also produces and promotes concert events in his spare time. Jon graduated Pace University in Pleasantville with a Bachelor’s in Journalism. In 2011, he was selected as one of the “Rising Stars - Westchester’s Forty Under Forty” by The Business Council of Westchester. Jon lives in Westchester with his wife and two young sons.

DAY CAMP OPENS FOR SUMMER 2017 MONDAY, JUNE 26th - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11th

Open Tuesday, July 4

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For information, visit bethelnr.org/daycamp, or call Julie at 914-235-2700, ext. 256.

Questions? E-mail jrockowitz@bethelnr.org.

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RABBI’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, As people begin thinking about the summer which is around the corner, I have been reflecting on the end of my first two years Rabbi David Schuck at Beth El. One of the highlights has been getting to know the staff of the synagogue, in particular, the senior staff with whom I most closely work. I have cherished the opportunity to collaborate with Hazzan Jamie Gloth and Rabbi Josh Dorsch, two extraordinarily good people, men who have served Beth El wholeheartedly and with the desire to help our community thrive. For this, I know, we are all grateful.

I am thrilled for both Hazzan Gloth

and Rabbi Dorsch that they will be sharing their talents with wonderful communities, synagogues that are well established and poised for growth and vibrancy. Though we will all surely miss their presence here at Beth El, we take solace in knowing that they will continue to serve the Jewish people with the unique gifts that they bring to Jewish life. Synagogues are in desperate need of sincere and talented clergy to lead us into the unknowns of the 21st Century, and I am thrilled that these two synagogues will be enriched by Hazzan Gloth’s and Rabbi Dorsch’s presence and love of Judaism. They are very fortunate. I will also miss Hazzan Gloth and Rabbi Dorsch for personal reasons.

They have been dependable colleagues and friends, and my family and I are grateful for having been enriched by their friendship.

It is hard to quantify the value of a

rabbi or cantor in the life of a family. It’s better not to try, but rather, to bless the Holy One for having brought a teacher of Torah into our lives, someone who was present for us when we needed a smile or a hug, a listening ear or sage advice. As Hazzan Gloth and Rabbi Dorsch transition into their new communities, I hope that they will take comfort in the many blessings that I know we will utter here at Beth El, blessings of gratitude for the many ways that they have touched our lives.

We are eager to see and hear good things, and we wish the Carr-Gloth and Dorsch families good health and success in their future service!

L’shalom,

Rabbi David A. Schuck

NOTES FROM THE HAZZAN My grandfather once told me that he did not like to say “goodbye” because it seemed too permanent, too final. Instead, he always departed Hazzan Jamie Gloth with “So long!”

Perhaps he preferred this because it gives the sense that this is not “goodbye,” only “until we meet again after a long time.”

The rabbis of the Talmud were well aware of the difficulty that we all share when confronting transitions, especially goodbyes.

There is a famous joke that while some people leave without saying “goodbye,” Jews say “goodbye” without leaving. Sometimes we humans have difficulty finding closure; it is not easy saying “goodbye.” It is for this reason that the rabbis teach us that one should part his friend not in sadness, not in tears, but with words of Torah.

Implicit in this teaching is the understanding that we may enrich ourselves from all of our human encounters. It is my hope that in our time together over these past six years, we have been able to enrich each other in perspective, outlook, and a love of

Judaism. It is also my hope that the Beth El community continues to prosper, learn, and create a meaningful Jewish life for everyone who comes through its doors.

It has been a pleasure to work closely with such a fine group of individuals during my time here. Thank you to the rabbis from whom I have had the opportunity to learn: Rabbi Melvin Sirner, Rabbi Jeremy Fine, Rabbi Josh Dorsch, Rabbi Zach Sitkin, and Rabbi David Schuck. Thank you to the cantors who supported me during my time here: Hazzan Farid Dardashti, Hazzan Ellen Arad, Cantor Uri Aqua, and Cantor Lawrence Avery, z”l. Thank you to the dedicated team of professionals with whom I have collaborated: Jen Vegh, Ronnie Becher, Julie Rockowitz, Erica Leventhal, Abby Wise, Bekkah Gold, and Shery Rosenstein.

Thank you to our incredible office staff for making me look good: Alise Liquorie, Mary DiCarlucci, Rosalie Cristafalo, Debra Lomurno, Linda Newman, and Olivier Vogel. Thank you to our amazing building crew: Milton, Leon, Roberto, Andy, Delroy, Richie, and Val. All of you have touched my life in a meaningful way and made each day brighter, and I shall miss each of you.

There is a saying from Shir HaShirim Rabbah which I know to be true: “A student 4

receives only a fifth of the reward that is received by the teacher.” Over the course of the last six years, I have taught 115 Bar/Bat Mitzvah students at Beth El. They are, by far, the greatest source of pride during my time here. I not only had the privilege of teaching them, but learning from them as well.

Many of you have gone on to lead services, read Torah, and chant haftarah after our studies together, and I have beamed with pride every time. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching some of you as you became active in Kadima, USY, and various summer camps. It is all of you—my students—who I will miss the most. I leave knowing that the world has many more knowledgeable Jews to carry on our precious traditions.

Thank you for enriching my life in such a meaningful way.

Although I will be leaving New Rochelle, I will not be disappearing off the face of the Earth. I will be outside of Boston in Needham, Massachusetts, and I am only an e-mail message away (CantorGloth@ TempleAliyah.com). Feel free to drop me a note anytime. I would welcome hearing from you.

So for now, I leave you not with “goodbye,” but with “So long!”

Hazzan Jamie Gloth

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Friends: It is difficult for me to comprehend that I have been your president for three years and my term is ending on June 30th. These three years have, for the most part, flown by with many things happening. The highlight of these three years was the hiring of our new senior rabbi, David Schuck. When I realized that our beloved Rabbi Sirner was going to retire after forty-three years of service to our congregation, I had a burning desire to do whatever I could to assist our congregation in finding the best next senior rabbi for Beth El. I felt, at the time, that this would be the most important accomplishment of being president. I believe that with the best Rabbi Search Committee ever, a first-class group of officers, diligent Human Resources and Audit and Finance Committees, an engaged Board of Trustees, and a congregation that participated fully in the process, we were fortunate to select Rabbi Schuck, only the third senior rabbi at Beth el in over seventy-five years. I hope and pray that Rabbi Schuck will be here for many years to come.

In my last Bulletin article as president, I believe it is important to share some information on the state of Beth El. At the time of writing this article, we have 617 member units at our shul. This is calculated by looking at our member units at the end of our last fiscal year on June 30, 2016, when we had 637 units, reduced by four deaths and the thirty-eight resignations and increased by twenty-two new families that joined the shul. Unfortunately, we are down a net twenty families. For comparison purposes, at the end of the previous year, we were down a net sixteen families, and the year before that down a net twenty-three families.

We have had a continuing reduction in membership for the last fifteen years. We are not unique among Conservative shuls in having a net loss of membership each year but that does not provide us with any comfort. The lay leadership and clergy led by Rabbi Schuck are determined to begin reversing this trend. It will take a great deal of work, considerable experimentation and change, not to mention a significant investment of time. It is crystal clear to me and the officers that what has worked at Beth El for the last 10-15 years will not suffice for the next 10-15 years. We need to evolve and change to survive and thrive as a viable large Conservative congregation.

I ask that our community be open minded with respect to new ways of doing things at Beth El. Whether this be how we re-imagine our Limmud programs or continue to add new prayer and spiritual experiences to our services. We also must realize that it will be impossible for the senior rabbi to be present in the main sanctuary for the entire service on Shabbat, as we develop and implement new offerings for other Shabbat prayer experiences. Going to a three-clergy model will also strain the ability for a clergy member to be present at the daily minyan when there are multiple shiva minyanim taking place at the same time in our community. Luckily, we have a very educated and knowledgeable community and we hope to develop a process to empower members to assist our clergy with minyanim and certain other activities.

We started a Shabbat Contemplative Service earlier this year with about 15-20 people in attendance. At last month’s Contemplative Service, there were approximately 120 people present and a good number of the attendees had not been in shul

regularly for a Shabbat morning in a long time. Through sponsorship by the Rabbi Melvin and Lenore Sirner Fund for Jewish Inspiration, we have already had three group sessions for Singing as a Spiritual Practice, that are gaining in attendance. Please also be on the look out for another Sirner Inspiration Fund offering on Mindfulness Mediation. Samuel E. Berger I encourage all those interested to try out these new programs and mention them to your friends. The shul is busy 365 days per year with numerous activities and programs for our community.

Led by Rabbi Schuck, we will continue to experiment, analyze and see what works for our congregation. This will help formulate our vision as we strive to keep existing members happy, attract new members, and nourish them all with meaningful Jewish experiences by releasing the previously untapped potential and strength of Beth El. Such experimentation is vital to long term survival of our shul.

Under the leadership of Joe Wygoda, our Treasuer, and Barbara Cohen, our Financial Secretary, and the entire Audit and Finance Committee, we continue to operate on a balanced budget. Future years budgets will be challenging but by working together I am confident we can be successful.

We continue to emphasize our culture of giving and our results are encouraging with an increase in general contributions and an above budget Kol Nidre Appeal, as well as a record profit from the Gala (excluding the Sirner Gala). We are heading in the right direction and I am proud of our community in responding positively. However, when we compare our results with similarly situated Conservative shuls in the METNY region, we are still in the bottom half of the pack. I am confident that the new president, Mark Seidenfeld, and his administration will continue, among many other important initiatives, to focus on fundraising and our culture of giving.

So, friends, I am finishing up being your president for almost three years. It may shock you, but being president has been a very rewarding experience that allowed me to give back to an organization that is so near and dear to me and my family--that we treat as our second home. Tris and I have been in this special place for twentythree years. We have celebrated virtually every life event with the clergy and our friends. Such wonderful memories. Beth El is where we celebrate s’machot and are comforted at our time of loss. I am so happy that I was able to give a little back to this great institution.

The job is also very humbling. I want to recognize all the officers that worked with me over my three years as president— Mark Seidenfeld, Sam Berger (left) passed the torch to Mark [continued, page 21] Seidenfeld at our Annual Meeting, May 8.

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MINDFULNESS MEDITATION Tuesdays, June 6 and June 13 • 7:00 pm Practiced by Hasidic masters in the 18th Century, this type of meditation trains our capacity to pay attention by focusing on our own minds. As such, we feel more satisfied with each moment of our experience, learn to be more receptive to what is happening in our lives rather than resisting what has already occurred (or projecting what is not yet here), and we recognize how short and precious this life is. This form of meditation helps us feel less isolated, less caught in judgment and adversity, and more open to the mystery and majesty of this very life. We will be lead by Iris Cohen, an experienced meditation group leader. Drop-ins are welcome. There is no fee for this group. (Note: the first session was in May.)

Limmud Classes in June Thursday, June 1 12:30 pm

Parashat HaShavuah, with Rabbi Josh Dorsch and Jack Gruenberg

Saturday, June 3

12:30 pm

Daf Shevui

Sunday, June 4

10:00 am

Israeli Dancing, with Cantor Uri Aqua

Tuesday, June 6

7:00 pm

The Birth of the Jewish State, with Rabbi Molly Karp

Thursday, June 8

9:30 am

Jewish Life and Thought in Eastern Europe

Thursday, June 8

1:30 pm

Parashat HaShavuah

Thursday, June 8

1:30 pm

Talmud Twists and Turns

Thursday, June 8

6:30 pm

Beginners Ulpan, with Miri Ben-Avi

Thursday, June 8

8:00 pm

Advanced Ulpan, with Miri Ben-Avi

Saturday, June 10

12:30 pm

Daf Shevui

Sunday, June 11

10:00 am

Israeli Dancing, with Cantor Uri Aqua

Wednesday, June 14

7:00 pm 10:00 am

Mindfulness Meditation

1:30 pm

Parashat HaShavuah

Thursday, June 15

6:30 pm

Beginners Ulpan, with Miri Ben-Avi

Thursday, June 15

8:00 pm

Advanced Ulpan, with Miri Ben-Avi

Saturday, June 17

12:30 pm

Daf Shevui

Sunday, June 18

10:00 am

Israeli Dancing, with Cantor Uri Aqua,

Wednesday, June 21

1:30 pm 10:00 am

This is a place for tweens to discuss and study a topic that is relevant to tweens and/or to the Jewish calendar. It is informal and there are snacks at the beginning.

After the discussion, we enter the sanctuary together for the sermon and musaf.

1 0: 30 AM - 1 1:15 AM

ISRAELI DANCING Learn old and new dances with Cantor Uri Aqua

Sundays, 10:00 am – 11:00 am

The Birth of the Jewish State, with Rabbi Karp

Thursday, June 15

Monday, June 19

Saturday, June 3rd

Mindfulness Meditation

Wednesday, June 7 10:00 AM

Tuesday, June 13

Tween Discussion

Memories To Go with Lynn Lowin The Birth of the Jewish State, with Rabbi Karp

Thursday, June 22

1:30 pm

Parashat HaShavuah

Thursday, June 22

6:30 pm

Beginners Ulpan, with Miri Ben-Avi

Thursday, June 22

8:00 pm

Advanced Ulpan, with Miri Ben-Avi

Saturday, June 24

12:30 pm

Daf Shevui

Sunday, June 25

10:00 am

Israeli Dancing, with Cantor Uri Aqua

Questions? For Ulpan classes, contact Miri Ben Avi at miriulpan@gmail.com, or 914-602-1503.

For all other classes, contact Rabbi Dorsch at jdorsch@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 260.

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$10 per class Beth El Synagogue Center Interested? E-mail uaqua@bethelnr.org.

Wear comfy clothes and sneakers.

The Yiddish class on Friday afternoons will resume in the fall.

LEARNERS’ SERVICE Shabbat, June 17th 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Service

Contemplative Service, with Rabbi Schuck Saturday, June 24th • 10:45 am

with Rabbi Sitkin Our community is diverse; people have varying degrees of knowledge about Jewish text, tradition, worship, and access to Hebrew vocabulary. Since Jewish prayer assumes a certain amount of background exposure and knowledge, this service is intended to create an access point into prayer for those who may feel lost and/or alienated from our typical prayer services. The Learners’ Service is an introductory exploration of the prayer service. Each prayer will be studied in depth and read in English to gain a basic understanding of its meaning and intent. We will discuss the basic physical mechanics of each prayer when necessary. It is our hope that over time, everyone in our community will be able to enter the sanctuary with confidence and feel at home.

How can we pay better attention to living our lives with intention? Make time for yourself at our Contemplative Service, which is designed to slow the pace of our lives down in order to listen to what emerges from the silence. We will set aside time for mindfulness meditation, contemplative study, singing, and prayer, and focus our attention on opening our hearts and minds. Everyone is welcome; dress as you would like and bring an open mind! Please arrive a few minutes early to minimize interruptions. After the service, you are welcome to continue to sit quietly in the Wiener Lounge or join the rest of the congregation for the sermon and remainder of the Shabbat morning service. Join us for the kiddush luncheon at 12:00 noon.

JOIN THE SMART* PEOPLE

* SMART = Senior, Mature Adult, Retired Together Programs

SMART* Programs

TUESDAY, JUNE 13th 10:00 am. Coffee and schmooze with a newspaper.

Wednesday Mornings 10:30 am - 11:30 am

10:30 am, join us for a Spring Concert and luncheon. Enjoy a festive finale to the year with American and Jazz Love Songs for Spring, sung by Yara Hoppenstein and accompanied on the piano by Kathy Wiegand. Then, make lunch for the HOPE Food Pantry.

At Beth El • Schedule subject to change No R.S.V.P. • No fee.

First Wednesday of the month

JUNE 7: BALANCE EXERCISE AND FITNESS using resistance bands, with Tim from North End Fitness.

After join us for a Festive Finale Luncheon to our SMART programs this year. $8/person

Second Wednesday of the month

JUNE 14: Golden Zumba, with Laura.

Come give your opinion as we plan our SummerFEST...

Fun, Exercise, Swim and Scholar Time which will be held again at Beth El in August. R.S.V.P. to Julie at 914-2352700, ext. 256.

Third Wednesday of the month

JUNE 21: BALANCE AND FLEXIBILITY, with Judy.

(Last exercise class until the fall)

Following Exercise, at 11:30 am, join us for Current Events with Shari Baum, M.S.W.

For questions or to R.S.V.P. on any SMART activity, contact Julie Rockowitz at jrockowitz@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 256.

At 12:30 pm join us for a Light and Lively Lunch for everyone. $8/per person. R.S.V.P. to Julie at 914-2352700, ext. 256, is a must.

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Carole Graham and Norma Wasserman Join to Present “Oil and Water Mix Very Well,” in the Kanner Kurzon Museum, June 17th through July 23rd Carole Graham presents her oil paintings and Norma Wasserman presents her Chinese and other watercolor paintings in this joint exhibit. The two media can be enjoyed individually and jointly, as you will see. Norma will exhibit mostly flowers, but will also show some others. Carole’s paintings cover a variety of subjects.

Norma should probably be called our “Artist-in-Residence,” since this will be the fifth exhibit of her art in our museum, and she has provided piano accompaniment for various Beth El programs through her many years of membership at Beth El. She has been studying painting in various media since childhood, and her first exhibit at Beth El consisted of her Western-style watercolors. She has been focusing on Chinese watercolor painting in recent years, and her pieces in this exhibit will be entirely Chinese watercolors on rice paper. She will exhibit landscapes, flowers, animals (including roosters since this is the “Year of

the Rooster”), and other subjects popular in Chinese paintings. Her last exhibit here (two years ago) included artwork by her teacher in New York and several of her fellow students.

Norma also studies with another teacher in Florida, where she spends her winters.

She has her own marble “chop” with her name written in Chinese. Her paintings have sold well and are in many collections in our metropolitan area and elsewhere in the United States. She is a member of the Scarsdale Art Association and the Lake Worth Art League (Lake Worth, Florida).

Carole exhibited previously at Beth El when she and her daughter Danielle (a photographer) had a joint exhibit five years ago. Carole began painting with oils about

thirty years ago, stopped when she was working full-time, then resumed her lessons about eight years ago at the Theodore D. Young Community Center, in Greenburgh.

She has assisted in teaching art at Wave Hill, in the Bronx, where she also finds some of the subjects for her own painting. Carole has also volunteered for the Art Project at Wave Hill for family weekends. She considers Beth El’s Ellen Hollander to be one of her mentors and has worked on backdrops and sets with Ellen for youth theater projects at Beth El. She has also exhibited her oils at the Greenburgh Town Hall, as well as at Wave Hill.

Everyone is invited to the artists’ reception on Sunday, June 25th, 2:00 pm4:30 pm, when you can meet with Norma and Carole and discuss their work with them.

You can visit the museum on any other day; if the room is locked you can get the key from the greeter at the front door or in the Beth El office.

MEMORIES TO GO In the last of our “Dear Jane” letters, Marcia Pryluck grapples with the question of bringing life into an uncertain world.

Introduction by Lynn Lowin My Dear Jane, Your mother was talking to me about your painful dilemma. You don’t know if it’s right to bring a baby into this harsh world, in these uncertain times. It made me remember what life was like when I, like you, wanted so badly to have a baby, but worried if it was the right thing to do. Money was tight; there was a war going on, and young men were being drafted.

So many areas in New York, now filled with luxury housing, were then high crime areas where we were afraid to go. Women were having gold chains yanked off their necks in the subway and were told to leave their jewelry at home. People lived in cities scarred by race riots, and scientists were predicting that human population growth would outpace food production and there would be wide-scale starvation.

And yet, even with the constant bombardment of negative news, I made a choice to become a mother. I wanted a chance for a new beginning, and that is what having a baby is about. For me, a new life means growth and change, caring, a fresh start, unselfish love, a chance to see the world in a new, uncritical way. It’s a reminder of all the possibilities that lie ahead and how I needed to find and harness my better self to make our lives better. Selfish? Perhaps. But I had so much love to give.

How could that not make the world a tiny bit better?

And so, my dear Jane, I hope you will read this and understand that you are not alone in being fearful for the future. The annals of history are filled with the tales of people who experienced difficult and uncertain times. It’s the choices they made which determined the quality of their lives and the legacy they ultimately left behind. I believe you have the need and the grit to go for the life you truly want. This is the life you’ve been given. I hope it will be the one you truly want to live.

Your loving Aunt Marcia

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KERUV* KORNER CROSSING THE LINE In 2014, after forty-four years as a revered Conservative rabbi, Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom retired from Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. After his retirement, Rabbi Rosenbloom began performing intermarriages, starting with the marriage of his step-daughter and her non-Jewish fiancé. Rabbi Rosenbloom made a conscious decision to violate the Conservative Movement’s 1972 prohibition against the performance of intermarriages.

Directly addressing the movement’s prohibition against performing intermarriages, Rabbi Rosenbloom stated, “We’re isolating ourselves from our congregants at precisely the time they need us and want us most. For many of these couples, once we say no to the wedding, it’s very hard for them to overcome that. The experience of rejection is far too great to even consider being part of the congregation.”

The not unexpected consequence of this decision—in 2016, Rabbi Rosenbloom was expelled from the Rabbinical Assembly, the professional organization of rabbis affiliated with the Conservative Movement.

At about the same time as Rabbi Rosenbloom’s expulsion from the Rabbinical Assembly, Brandeis University’s Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies published Under the Chuppah: Rabbinic Officiation and Intermarriage, research findings that offered some support to Rabbi Rosenbloom’s observation. The Brandeis researchers surveyed Birthright applicants from 2001-2009 and explored differences between three groups of married couples—in-married couples, intermarried couples who were married by a rabbi only, and intermarried couples who were married under auspices other than a single officiant who was a rabbi.

Among the key findings: • Intermarried couples married by a rabbi are more highly engaged in Jewish life than intermarried couples who had other forms of officiation.

• Intermarried couples married by a rabbi are three times more likely to raise children Jewish compared with

intermarried couples who married under other auspices (85% v. 23%).

• On measures of Jewish engagement, including synagogue involvement, intermarried couples whose weddings were presided over by a rabbi look very similar to the in-married.

The researchers acknowledged that Jewish officiation alone does not fully level the playing field between intermarried and in married, and they noted, as many of us have, that the decision to be married by a rabbi reflects a selection bias that likely impacts the couple’s Jewish trajectory.

More research was recommended. The key finding, nevertheless, remains: When rabbis agree to meet with intermarried couples, to officiate at their wedding, and to help guide them into building families, an overwhelming majority of these couples choose to make the Jewish community their home. Moreover there is evidence that among identifying Conservative Jews, the children of those who intermarry are as likely to identify as Jewish and themselves marry Jewish mates as the children of in-marrieds. (The rate of intermarriage for both groups of children remains at about 50%.)

What to make of such reports, the very personal decision of a longstanding Conservative rabbi to cross the line, and the very impersonal findings of Brandeis researchers? Add the Pew Research Center’s 2013 report that among non-Orthodox Jews, 72% are intermarried, and perhaps it’s time we reexamine Conservative Judaism’s close-to-half century premise

*“Keruv” = to bring close, to draw near

that making intermarried couples feel unwelcome will deter Jews from intermarrying and strengthen Jewish continuity.

Re-examination must be slow, cautious, with care given to all sides, all parties, and with an eye toward Jewish continuity. We understand parents who fear that seeing intermarried families integrated into our community will mislead their children into thinking that it does not matter whom they date and marry. After all, evidence still suggests that most who intermarry do not raise their children to be Jewish. However, that has been increasingly true for Jews who in-marry as well. The key may be for our children to have a strong positive Jewish identity they will wish to transmit.

How do we help ensure the ongoing commitment to Judaism and Jewish life among families whose destinies, as one writer has phrased it, have taken them beyond the confines of our communities as previously defined? How do we do the same for all the families in our community? These are questions with which Keruv grapples—for all of Beth El. And we grapple in good company. United Synagogue, the Rabbinical Assembly, JTS Chancellor Arnold—even the most cursory of internet searches shows that the issue of intermarriage is not being ignored by movement leadership. In the coming months, we invite your thoughts and input as well. Our mission, as always, is to “bring closer to Judaism” all who genuinely desire to engage Jewishly.

Nina Luban and Elise Richman, Co-Chairs

Did you know . . .

Keruv maintains a growing shelf of Beth El library books and resources addressing special needs, intermarriage, LGBTQ, and “inclusion” generally. You are welcome to peruse at any time!

If the library door is locked, please alert security or a custodian to have it opened. (And please note: Keruv is always interested in related book recommendations!)

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Men’s Club

Beth El Synagogue Center’s Men’s Club was proud to honor Rabbi Josh Dorsch as its Man-of-the-Year, and Avi Carr-Gloth as its Youth-of-the-Year at The Annual Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs’ Dinner on April 30th. Below are some photos from that day. Congratulations to the honorees!

SISTERHOOD HONORED BLANCHE FRIED ON TUESDAY, MAY 16th, FOR HER DEVOTION TO BETH EL FOR OVER FORTY YEARS Over135 people celebrated Blanche Fried at this event, chaired by Erica Epstein and Cynthia Glickman, who were supported by an extensive volunteer committee. Lori Weber provided beautiful entertainment, and the attendees sang“Thank You for Being a Friend,” by Andrew Gold, to Blanche.

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SISTERHOOD Sisterhood Scene This is the last article I’ll write for the Beth El Bulletin as Sisterhood president as my term of office draws to a close. This is a time of great change for me as I am also retiring from full-time employment at the end of this school year. In addition, my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson have moved in with us as they go through a period of transition in their careers. It is bittersweet as I reflect on my years of involvement here at Beth El, and my years of work as an educator, but, of course, I am joyful at the prospect of having my grandson living with us. (Ben and Heather, if you are reading this, I am happy to have you with us, too!)

I must admit I am not at all sad in having to give up the responsibility of writing these articles. It is not easy to come up with something that our members will find meaningful and important. There have been times my message has been a description of Sisterhood events and a request for your participation and support. Other pieces have been of a more personal nature as I expressed gratitude to this community for all its acts of sympathy and kindness during our times of loss. If my messages have occasionally been worth your time, dear reader, then I am glad.

Thankfully, this year Risë Stern has shared the responsibility of writing Bulletin articles, and I am very grateful for that.

Throughout this year Risë has been at my

side as senior vice president, helping in countless ways and making sure that things ran smoothly. Risë, I know you are reading this and I hope you know how much your support has meant to me. You have been wonderful to work with, taking on a variety of tasks with great skill and always with a smile on your face. I couldn’t have asked for a better senior vice president.

On Tuesday, June 6th, at 7:30 pm, Risë will be installed as our new Sisterhood president, along with our new executive board and general board. The officers and board members are a hardworking group who are devoted to our mission of support and enrichment of Jewish life here at Beth El and in the larger community. After our installation, we will enjoy an evening of play readings by our very own Kathy Kafer. We have shared Kathy’s plays in the past and they have always been well-received. We look forward to an evening filled with purpose and fun.

Please support our new Sisterhood administration in all their endeavors. Watch for information in the Bulletin, the Shabbat Announcements, and Beth El e-mails to find out about all our events, activities, and fundraisers. As I step down from my leadership role, I am proud of the work we have done, and know that together with our Sisterhood, members will continue their path of commitment and achievement.

With thanks, Barbara Horowitz, Sisterhood President

Sisterhood Installation of Officers & Board Tuesday, June 6th 7:30 pm at Beth El Synagogue Center Our installation will be followed by a reading of the play Bob Got a Job, by our own Kathy Kafer.

MITZVAH CARDS ARE JUST $10 EACH To send a card, contact Risë Stern at rskstern@verizon.net. Mail your payment to Risë at 59 Bayne Place, White Plains, NY 10605. Funds donated support Shiva dinners and other Sisterhood endeavors.

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SISTERHOOD’S “BAGELS & BOOKS” BOOK CLUB

Monday, June 19th 9:30 am We will discuss The Marrying of Chani Kaufman,

by Eve Harris.

Thursday, July 13th 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

The Girls

by Emma Cline Free!

No R.S.V.P. needed.

Sisterhood Programs CARD ROOM, 12:45 pm weekly: Canasta,Mondays; Mah Jongg, Tuesdays in June. We are on hiatus over the summer.

WALKING CLUB meets every Monday at 9:30 am for a nice easy walk—not a jog. All are welcome!

MITZVAH KNITTING: Free lessons and supplies. Knit at home and donate your work. Children’s hats, scarves, and 7” squares for afghans needed. E-mail Phyllis at pjf920@verizon.net.

QUESTIONS? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol.com, or 914-235-2485.

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Mothers’ Day in the Nursery School In anticipation of Mothers’ Day, our 3-yearolds invited their moms for a “Tea & Spa” morning in the Nursery School. The children baked treats and prepared fruit skewers and ice tea. When the mothers arrived, they were ushered into the Relaxation Spa, which was set up in the Wiener Lounge. Opposite each mother was their child, sitting in a small chair. The children proceeded to massage their mom’s feet and hands with cream, as soothing music was playing in the background to set the mood. The atmosphere was relaxing and the mothers felt pampered! The children then sang two lovely songs about mothers and presented their moms with a beautiful flower. The genuine smiles on the faces of our three-yearsolds and their mothers conveyed their love and attested to the fact that the children began to understand the joy of giving to others.

Our fours were not to be outdone, and they also hosted their mothers to come to school for Muffins for Moms! Mothers received a portrait that their child made of them, and guessed riddles that the children created describing their mom.

Our classes have been busy learning about the process of

metamorphosis and the cycle of life. Our two-year-olds observed the wonder of caterpillars changing into butterflies. Our threes incubated chick eggs and marveled as they were successful with nine births.

We are confident that beholding these delicate creatures pecking their way out of their shell and into the world is something that will stay in our children’s brain bank for quite some time. Rabbi Schuck stopped by to see the chicks and led the children in a special blessing that is said when observing such a moment of wonder. Our four-year-olds are incubating ducks and they are hopeful to see some births shortly.

As the school year draws to a close, we begin to reflect on the past ten months that we have spent together. This has been a year of growth, creativity, exploration, and discovery. We have built many friendships and developed a wonderful sense of community. Once again, it is difficult to say our goodbyes.

The following piece, writing by Peter Stewart, speaks to the challenge of raising resilient children. As we approach the end of our school year, we wish the entire Beth El community a peaceful and restful summer.

Ronnie Becher, Director RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER WENT UP THE WATER SPOUT Like our children Ready to sprout We wish they’d wait for one more day To spread their wings and fly away From our protective loving arms Into the world that can do them harm We say, “Take risks! Learn and try.”

And then stand back to watch them fly DOWN CAME THE RAIN AND WASHED THE SPIDER OUT Despite our efforts They hurt, have doubt Humpty Dumpty had his spill Down he came like Jack and Jill The world is just too big a place To keep them safe with our embrace We say, “I’m sorry that your pain is real.

I know exactly how you feel.”

OUT CAME THE SUN AN DRIED UP ALL THE RAIN Clouds always pass Morning comes again We know that they will stumble and fall Like that baby, cradle and all And though our children make mistakes The human spirit is too great to break.

We say, “Every day starts anew with promises for me and you.”

SO THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER WENT UP THE SPOUT AGAIN Bring on the wind And the rain!

We know that only through living we learn Every trial we face is another turn To try again another way Tomorrow can be better than today We say, “Peace be with you. Live and Learn!

We’ll give you all our love when you return.”

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YOUTH & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Jen's Corner . . .

Youth Community the summer! Everyone who fills out the One of my favorite quotes comes from Updates With summer approaching quickly, we bring our exciting Youth Community year to a close. It was such a fantastic year of programming, thanks to our advisors—Tori Kulak, Max Leader (and, of course, our incredible Assistant Director of Youth & Family Engagement Bekkah Gold), as well as our basketball coaches and our many parent volunteers.

Highlights for our year included very memorable Shabbat dinners at the homes of members of our clergy for USY and Kadima, Chaverim’s Namas-Day, and Ruach’s Hanukkah snow globes. We wish all our youth a safe, fun, and meaningful summer.

For those Beth El USYers who are spending their summer on programs in the United States, Europe, and Israel, don’t forget to fill out our on-line survey (www.bethelnr. org/YCsurvey) so we can be in touch with you over the summer! The Beth El Youth Community looks forward to an even bigger and better year ahead!

Registration for Religious School 2017-2018 is open.

Save $100 by registering before June 15th!

At the final BE Mitzvah Experience for 6th graders, parents and children learned to put on tefillin together.

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. After marching with Dr. Martin Luther King in Selma, he was asked by someone, “Did you find much time to pray when you were in Selma?” Rabbi Heschel responded, “I prayed with my feet.” This month, we have the opportunity to “pray with our feet” for Israel at the 53rd Annual Celebrate Israel Parade on Sunday, June 4th. Over 30,000 people attend and march in this amazing show of excitement around Israel. We hope you’ll join us in marching, but even if you can’t, you’ll want to stop by the parade as a spectator because it is really incredible to see and hear so many people of all ages celebrating Israel!

A few words of business: 1) Youth Community Families: • Don’t forget to fill out the Summer 2017 survey (link on the Beth El website) so we can be in touch with your children over

form will get a handwritten note from us or an in person visit!

• If you have moved, changed schools, or have a new e-mail address, please e-mail jvegh@bethelnr.org or rgold@bethelnr. org, or give us a call so we can update your information.

2) Religious School Families, registration is happening now! There is a $100 discount for registering before June 15th. Also, by registering early, you help us to make sure we are properly staffed and have ample supplies and set up for your children’s classes.

3) As you make new friends this summer, send them our way! Beth El members and non-members are welcome in our Youth Community and Religious School!

Have a wonderful summer! Stop in and say hello!

Jen Vegh

June Youth Community Highlights Sunday, June 4................................. “Celebrate Israel” Parade Tuesday, June 6................................ Kadima & USY End-of-Year BBQ at Jen’s House Friday, June 9 - Sunday, June 11...... Kallah Watch your e-mail for information about other upcoming Youth Events!

Our 9th grade Rosh Hodesh group had Shabbat dinner together this past Friday.

This photo is from before we brought in Shabbat!

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YOUTH & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Calling All Beth El Teens (8th-12th graders)!

We are excited to launch a new engagement and educational program next year open to all of our 8th to 12th Kitah Vav visited the powerful “This Is graders. As the Department of Youth and Hunger” exhibit this Family Engagement, we believe that formal education is one way to be engaged, though week, presented by Mazon.

Check out the photos, it is not the only way. We also believe that and then head over to the we need to connect teens to Judaism in a website to learn more at way that is authentic to each of them as thisishunger.org individuals and as whole people.

With this in mind, we are happy to present an options-based model to our teen population, creating a menu of options for Jewish learning and engagement for ALL of our Beth El teens, including niche-specific opportunities and social engagement as well.

In this way, we will be able to address the varied interests and schedules of our teens in a way that allows us to reach each of them personally.

We will have four- and eight-session educational opportunities that will occur once per week throughout different parts of the year. There will be a variety of topics that teens will have a chance to look at through a Jewish lens, such as poverty in New York, Israel, Holocaust education, Hebrew of varying levels, pedagogy, and more. Additionally, there will be Shabbat Hebrew and tefillah are and social programming multiple times essential even for our throughout the month in order to engage youngest learners. Our Gan our teen community in a more holistic way. children have had tefillah Teens are urged to sign up for what works for weekly and practiced writing them based on their interests and schedules, their Hebrew names all year! and Bekkah will continue to meet with teens individually in order to build relationships and help them navigate these opportunities.

Our department can also connect teens with outside Jewish engagement and education opportunities through JTeen Leadership, USY, Gratz College, Mosaic, BBYO and more.

Stay tuned for more details about the learning and engagement opportunities for teens through the Department of Youth and Family Engagement!

Questions? Contact Bekkah Gold: rgold@bethelnr.org, 914-235-2700, ext. 221.

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Kitah Bet is getting ready for Yom Ha’atzmaut. We divided the class into two, wrote down the vowels, and we cut and pasted the cities of Israel onto the map of Israel.

Kitah Vav visited the Mikvah of New Rochelle as part of their unit on conversion.

JUNE 2017 MONDAY

SUNDAY Please visit the Beth El Synagogue Center website, WWW.BETHELNR.ORG for the most current information on meetings and events.

To send us a message, e-mail info@bethelnr.org.

1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804-2190 914-235-2700 • www.bethelnr.org A Conservative synagogue affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rabbi .................................... David A. Schuck Hazzan ........................................ Jamie Gloth Associate Rabbi...................... Joshua Dorsch Associate Cantor ...............................Uri Aqua Assistant Rabbi.........................Zachary Sitkin Rabbi Emeritus ......................Melvin N. Sirner Hazzan Emeritus ....................Farid Dardashti Executive Director ..................Erica Leventhal Controller .................................... Olivier Vogel Day Camp Director .................Julie Rockowitz Nursery School Director ......... Ronnie Becher Dir. of Youth & Family Engagement ...Jen Vegh Special Projects Director ........ Linda Newman Maintenance Director ............... Milton Sinclair OFFICERS President ............................ Samuel E. Berger Executive Vice President....... Mark Seidenfeld Vice President ...........................Daniel Burton Vice President ...................Sandra Gruenberg Vice President .................Geralynn C. Reifer Treasurer ...............................Joseph Wygoda Financial Secretary ................. Barbara Cohen Recording Secretary ..................Jayne Peister AFFILIATES Sisterhood President ...........Barbara Horowitz Men’s Club President ........... Steven L. Young Religious Sch. Parent Org. ........... Ellen Barlis, Sharon Brown, Rachel Casanova, Marci Marcus Nursery Sch. Parent Org. ...Rachel Messinger BULLETIN EDITOR ............... Linda Newman

Daily Minyan Beth El maintains morning and evening services every day of the year. Contact Associate Cantor Uri Aqua, 914-235-2700, ext. 222. * Minyan Times listed on this calendar page and elsewhere in The Bulletin are accurate as of the date of printing.

Please visit the Beth El website www.bethelnr.org/calendar for the most up-to-date information.

TUESDAY

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10 SIVAN

Shacharit 8:00 am

Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am Israel Day Parade, bus leaves 12:30 pm Singing as a Spiritual Practice 7:00 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

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Shacharit 6:55 am

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Walking Club 9:30 am Canasta 12:45 pm

Day Camp Head Counselor Meeting 5:30 pm Kadima and USY BBQ 6:00 pm(off-site) Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Sisterhood Installation and Play Readings 7:30 pm

17 SIVAN 12

Shacharit 6:55 am

Shacharit 8:00 am KALLAH (off-site)

Zumba 9:30 am Day Camp New Staff Meeting 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am

12 SIVAN

Shacharit 7:00 am Nursery School End-of-Year Celebration 4-year-olds

Mah Jongg 12:45 pm

Wise Aging 3:00 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

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Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

18 SIVAN

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19 SIVAN

Shacharit 7:00 am

S.M.A.R.T. Group (Senior, Mature, Retired Together) 10:00 am Coffee; 10:30 am, Spring Concert and Luncheon

Walking Club 9:30 am Canasta 12:45 pm

Mah Jongg 12:45 pm

Wise Aging 3:00 pm

Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Sisterhood Executive Board Mtg. 7:30 pm Ritual Committee Mtg. 7:30 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15

pm

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24 SIVAN 19

Shacharit 8:00 am

Shacharit 6:55 am

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm FATHERS’ DAY Shacharit 8:00 am

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

25 SIVAN

Sisterhood Bagels & Books 9:30 am Walking Club 11:30 am Canasta 12:45 pm Memories to Go 1:30 pm Wise Aging 3:00 pm Day Camp Staff Orientation 6:00 pm Executive Council 7:00 pm Board of Trustees 8:00 pm

Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am

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Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

1 TAMMUZ

Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am Gay Pride Parade (time TBD) Artists’ Reception 2:00 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm ROSH HODESH

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Shacharit 6:55 am

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Shacharit 7:00 am

Mah Jongg 12:45 pm Singing as a Spiritual Practice 7:30 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

2 TAMMUZ

Day Camp Opening Day

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Shacharit 7:00 am

3 TAMMUZ

Summer Short Story Reading Group 1:30 pm

Walking Club 9:30 am Wise Aging 3:00 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

26 SIVAN

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

SIVAN ~ TAMMUZ 5777 WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

THURSDAY 1

7 SIVAN

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Synagogue Offices Closed Nursery School Closed

13 SIVAN

Shacharit 7:00 am Nursery School End-of-Year Celebration for 2s and 3s.

Last Day of Nursery School

Limmud: The Birth of the Jewish State, with Rabbi Molly Karp 10:00 am Get SMART* Get Fit 10:30 am (*Senior, Mature Adult, Retired Together) Officers Meeting 7:15 pm (off-site) Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

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Shacharit 7:00 am

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14 SIVAN

Shacharit 6:55 am

Limmud: Jewish Life and Thought in Eastern Europe 9:30 am

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21 SIVAN

Shacharit 6:55 am

Parashat Hashavua 1:30 pm Day Camp Orientation 6:00 pm Hebrew Ulpan 6:30 pm Hebrew Ulpan 8:00 pm

Limmud: The Birth of the Jewish State, with Rabbi Molly Karp 10:00 am Get SMART* Get Fit 10:30 am (*Senior, Mature Adult, Retired Together) Current Events Discussion with Shari Baum 11:30 am followed by lunch at 12:30 pm

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Shacharit 6:55 am

8:08 pm

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Shacharit 7:00 am

22 SIVAN

8:11 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

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Shacharit 7:00 am

4 TAMMUZ

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Shacharit 6:55 am

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Shacharit 7:00 am

29 SIVAN

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Shacharit 7:00 am

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8:13 pm

6 TAMMUZ

8:13 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

KALLAH (off-site) Birthday Shabbat Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 am

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 pm

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23 SIVAN

Shabbat ends 9:11 pm

Bar Mitzvah Alex Fishler

Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Learners Service 10:00 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Daf Shevui 12:30 pm

24 KORACH

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 pm

5 TAMMUZ

16 SIVAN

Shabbat ends 9:08 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:30 pm

Bikkur Cholim Program 7:30 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

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SH’LACH

Kabbalat Pride Shabbat 6:00 pm

Hebrew Ulpan 8:00 pm

Bat Mitzvah Isabel Bradbury

Welcoming Chai House Residents & Staff Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:15 am Tween Discussion 10:30 am Youth Services 10:45 am Daf Shevui 12:30 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm

Hebrew Ulpan 6:30 pm

9 SIVAN

Shabbat ends 9:04 pm

Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Daf Shevui 12:30 pm

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 pm

28 SIVAN

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BEHA’ALOTCHA

KALLAH (off-site)

Memory Minyan and Dinner 6:00 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

27 SIVAN

15 SIVAN

Shacharit 7:00 am

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 pm

Get SMART* Get Fit 10:30 am (*Senior, Mature Adult, Retired Together)

Shacharit 7:00 am

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Hebrew Ulpan 8:00 pm

Talmud Twists & Turns, Rabbi Hojda 10:00 am

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Mincha/Maariv 7:00 pm

Hebrew Ulpan 6:30 pm Singing as a Spiritual Practice 7:30 pm

Limmud: The Birth of the Jewish State, with Rabbi Molly Karp 10:00 am

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

8:03 pm

Talmud Twists & Turns, Rabbi Hojda 1:30 pm Parashat Hashavua 1:30 pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm

20 SIVAN

8 SIVAN

Shacharit 7:00 am

NASSO

Early Morning Service 6:30 am yom tov ends Morning Service 9:00 am 9:11 pm Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Intro to Judaism 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:15 pm YIZKOR SECOND DAY OF SHAVUOT

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SHABBAT

30 SIVAN

Shabbat end 9:13 pm

Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Contemplative Service 10:45 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Daf Shevui 12:30 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:30 pm ROSH HODESH

NEWSMAKERS

JUNE YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES

The yahrzeit of the following deceased persons permanently inscribed on our Memorial Walls are observed on these dates:

Mazal tov to:

Av Rivel and Carole Rivel on the bar mitzvah of their grandson Ezra Philip Brustein Rivel, son of Josh and Jill Rivel.

Lillian Cornick Bess Hoffer A Warm Beth El Mazal Tov to One and All!!

May R. Levinthal Dave Miller Henry Zoldessy David Schaffer Martin Stein Bernard Cheskin Abraham Geffner M. Elliot Jackson The Kiddush of May 20th was sponsored by the family of Sam Mary Kornfeld Tolkoff in honor of his ninetieth birthday celebration and by Barbara Zevi Hirsh Motzkin Ruth D. Pashman Finder and Jack Renick in honor of Jack’s special birthday.

Rita Mason The Kiddush of May 27th was sponsored by the Shedroff family in Gourdji Rahamin Masri honor of the baby naming of their daughter.

Sarah Mirsky The Kiddush of June 3rd will be sponsored Barbara and Mitchell Hyman L. Walfish Bradbury in honor of the bat mitzvah of their daughter Isabel Margaret Adlowitz Bradbury; and by Debbie and Steven Young in honor of their fortieth Jennie Gordon wedding anniversary.

Reuben Grunauer The Kiddush of June 17th will be sponsored by Tara and Stephen Nettie Kleppel Fishler in honor of their son Alexander Scott Fishler on the joyous Allan J. Riefs Herman Strauch occasion of his bar mitzvah.

Bess Wasserman The Kiddush of June 24th will be sponsored by Joyce and Michael Morris Feldman Wechsler in honor of their fifth wedding anniversary.

Bertha Lerman Alfred Lewis Philip Ruskin Esther May Want to sponsor a Kiddush?

Leo Scheffler Contact Alise Liquorie at Irving Wenig Sally F. Berman aliquorie@bethelnr.org, Augusta Borchert or 914-235-2700, ext. 223.

Sol Simon Hyman Wexler Dr. Israel Hochbaum David Schwartz Rose Gorlon We record with sorrow the losses suffered by our Morris Szlachter members and friends and extend to them our deepest Joseph Azer Feinberg sympathies. Condolences to: Harry Langbert Gertrude Flora Moses Mitchell Littman on the loss of his father, George Lee; Tillie Moskowitz Robert Scheinfeld on the loss of his father, Sidney Scheinfeld; Lillian S. Strum Nathan Rosenfeld on the loss of his father, Meyer Rosenfeld; Lillian Gordon Alpern Patricia Markowitz Morris on the loss of her brother Stephen R. Kay Charm Henry E. Hirsch Markowitz;

Kiddush

CONDOLENCES

Linda Silver on the loss of her mother, Mary Maxin

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Nathaniel Kleppel Isaac Moses Ruth Pusick David Robinson Janette Alpert Hyman Greenberg Libby Wolf Morris F. Cron Louis W. Jaffe Andrew Scherz Seymour Sobel Joseph Halpern Bertram B. Schwarz Audrey Strauss Irving Gendelman Louise Troodler Dr. Leon Figur Esther Benkel Herman L. Goldman Daisy M. Holman Leizer H. Leibowitz Mary Newman Max Rabinowitz Abraham Belsky Max Belsky Rae Feuerstein Max Jackson Milton Gordon Samuel Gore Rose Sussman Martin Teichman Sarah Mandel Anna Strauch Rafael Moshe Zaiman Yona Kessel Sadye Leben Nathan Lopatin Clara Mirenburg Florence Teichman Benjamin Chabrow Samuel Feinberg Rebecca Kaplan Rebecca Wasley Israel Diesenhof Steven H. Hirsch Ruth Kornfeld Meyer Nova Albert E. Singer

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Share your milestone events with us!

Marilyn Platzner on the loss of her husband, Herbert Platzner;

If you experience a milestone or a loss in your family, contact Linda at LNewman@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 246.

Merrick Platzner on the loss of his father, Herbert Platzner.

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CONTRIBUTIONS GENERAL FUND A donation was received from Diane and Eugene Miriam Hirsch, beloved mother and sister, from Margo Lampert.

Linett.

JEREMY SCHEINFELD MEMORIAL FUND

IN HONOR OF: Inge Fischler, beloved matriarch of the Winters Jodi and Rob Scheinfeld on the engagement of their son Danny, from Wendy and Alan Rosenberg on the birth of their family, from Erica and Larry Epstein.

Vicki and Nate Fisher. grandson Charlie Frances Rosenberg, from YAHRZEIT/YIZKOR DONATIONS Miriam Zucker.

RECOVERY OF: Cindy and Stan Arkow’s double simcha, from Donald Fleishaker, Jeffrey Hessel, Beth Weingast, Mitch Kaphan, from Alisa Kesten.

Michael Malina, Tova Usdan, Lawrence Getzler, Ellen Eisenberg.

IN MEMORY OF: Lori Levine, Barbara and Leon Protass, Bettina IN MEMORY OF: Graf, Jack Renick, Esther Zarembski, Marc Sidney Scheinfeld, beloved father Sarah Cohen, beloved mother of Irwin Cohen, Straussberg, Susan and Jeff Mittleman, Naomi of Robert and Jodi Scheinfeld, from from Barbara Finder and Jack Renick.

Adler, Lisa Jacobs, Barbara and David Horowitz, William Rosenberg, Robin and Maya Hazel Cohen, beloved granddaughter of Faye, Jack, Julian and Lisa Gingold, Ilan Mitchell Kaphan, Dina and David Lenore and Rabbi Melvin Sirner and daughter of Moallem, Bruce and Ana Wenig, Nathan Eisler, Brot, Vicki and Nate Fisher, and Erica Gabrielle Sirner Cohen and Morris Cohen, from Ronnie and Jessie Weinberger, Sheila Tanenbaum, and Larry Epstein.

Mark Goldman, Mier Salama, Ilisa Wallach, Naomi Raber.

Marjorie Sunshine, Gladys Schaffer, Mr. and Dr. Harold Keltz, beloved father of Harold Keltz, beloved father and grandfather, Mrs. Norton A. Roman, Richard Wolloch, Barbara Ted and Beth Keltz, from Robin and from Shari Baum, Barbara and Lawrence Orans, and Arthur Margolin, Bill Winters, Jeffrey J. and Mitchell Kaphan.

Beth and Sheldon Weinberg, Marjorie and Robert Diane Solomon, Irene Gaines Bialo, Albert Katz, Kohn, Lori and Steve Schwartz, Elise and Bob E. J. and I.M. Robbins, Emily Rubin and Dan HAZZAN’S DISCRETIONARY Schepp, and Erica and Larry Epstein.

Feldman, Ascher Katz, Deborah Gerstein.

IN HONOR OF:

Harold Schoenholtz, beloved father of Sharon Shoenholtz, from Elise and Bob Schepp, and Ruby Axelrod.

FUND

DAY CAMP FUND IN MEMORY OF: Joyce Anne Murtha, beloved mother of Dr. Geoffrey FioRito, from Allison and Alan Kellman.

Lauren Freeman-Bosworth and Brian Bosworth in honor of their son Andrew becoming a bar mitzvah.

Marcia Pryluck in memory of her mother, Frances Ader.

SPECIAL NEEDS FUND IN HONOR OF:

Avi Carr-Gloth, Beth El’s Youth-of-the-Year; you and your family are class acts and will be sorely SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND missed; our shul’s loss will be Boston’s gain, from IN HONOR OF: Morris Ordover, beloved father of Lori Schwartz, the Kremins family.

Blanche Fried on being honored at the Sisterhood from Margery and Arnie Reisfeld, and Vicki and The bar mitzvah of Caleb Legatt, grandson of Drs. Elizabeth and Alan Legatt, from Margo Lampert.

Gala for her years of service to Sisterhood Nathan Fisher. and Beth El Synagogue Center, from Barbara Miriam Hirsch, beloved sister-in-law of Yvette The bar mitzvah of our grandson Caleb Joshua Engelson and Marc Klee.

Gordon, from Marianne and Robert Sussman, and Legatt, son of Michael and Caroline Legatt, in Austin, Texas, from Elizabeth and Alan Legatt.

Nadine and Robert Jacobson on their son Vicki and Nathan Fisher.

Benjamin becoming a bar mitzvah, from Vicki Harold Keltz, beloved father of Elise Richman, IN MEMORY OF: and Nathan Fisher.

Martin Keltz, and Teddy Keltz, from Blanche Frances Ader, beloved mother of Marcia Pryluck Claire Kessler on the birth of her great- Fried, Cynthia and Jeff Glickman, Vicki and and grandmother of Tracey Levy, from Elizabeth granddaughter Neamah Devorah, from Vicki Nathan Fisher, and Joyce and Michael Wechsler. and Alan Legatt. and Nathan Fisher.

Frances Ader, beloved mother of Marcia Pryluck, Harold Schoenholtz, beloved father of Sharon Galina Erlikh on her grandson Adam Erlikh from Vicki and Nathan Fisher, and Joyce and Schoenholtz, from Elizabeth and Alan Legatt. becoming a bar mitzvah, from Vicki and Nathan Michael Wechsler.

Morris Ordover, beloved father of Lori Schwartz, Fisher.

Frances Ader, beloved grandmother of Tracey from Geralynn and David Reifer.

Wendy and Alan Rosenberg on the birth of Levy, from Vicki and Nathan Fisher, and Joyce Harold Keltz, beloved father of Teddy Keltz, Elise grandson Charlie Rosenberg, from Vicki and and Michael Wechsler.

Richman, and Martin Keltz, and grandfather of Nathan Fisher.

Edith Greenough, beloved sister of Rebecca Julia Keltz, from Elizabeth and Alan Legatt, and Ella and Russell Fayer on the birth of their Wertheimer, from Vicki and Nathan Fisher.

Phyllis and Harvey Jay. granddaughter, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler. Edith Greenough, beloved sister of Judy Rosenfeld, from Vicki and Nathan Fisher.

IN MEMORY OF: Sarah Cohen, beloved grandmother of Vanessa Ruth Linnick, beloved sister-in-law of Marjorie Schlosberg, from Vicki and Nathan Fisher.

Kerchner, from Vicki and Nathan Fisher.

Lila Langer, beloved grandmother of Erica Harold Schoenholtz, beloved father of Sharon Schoenholtz, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler.

Leventhal, from Vicki and Nathan Fisher.

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TO MAKE A DONATION

Contact Alise Liquorie at 914-235-2700, ext. 223, or aliquorie@bethelnr.org, or visit www.bethelnr.org/donate.

CONTRIBUTIONS RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND DONATIONS IN HONOR OF THE TRADITION OF MAOT HITTIM Eric and Elizabeth Alderman, Graham and Ellen Arad, Lynn and Erik Avni, Glenn and Alisa Barney, Jay Rehr and Lauren Berger, Mel and Priscilla Bloom, Rabbi David and Frances Blumenfeld, Ted Keltz and Beth Breakstone, Hazzan Jamie Gloth and Bina Carr, Marvin and Shari Chinitz, Steven Gruenstein and Lynn Chinitz-Gruenstein, Thomas Markovits and Debra Cohen, Irwin Cohen, Hazzan Farid and Sheila Dardashti, Paul and Carol Diament, Lawrence Ginsberg and Sari Dweck, Barbara and Rob Ehudin, Jacqueline and Avi Einzig, Marc Klee and Barbara Engelson, Lawrence and Erica Epstein, Michael and Claudia Felberg, Dalia Fenster, Jack Renick and Barbara Finder, Mitchell and Annette Fogelman, Dorothy and Herb Fox, David Shechter and Carrie Fox, Esther Glassman, Jeffrey and Cynthia Glickman, Neil and Debra Goldfarb, Jay Diamond and Joyce Goldklang, Stephen and Laura Goldstein, Lita Gottesman, Alain Hyman and Cynthia Gray, Daniel and Susan Groner, Peter and Phoebe Gross, Bert and Greta Gross, Sheldon and Barbara Haber, Sol and Linda Haber, Glenn Herskowitz, David and Ruth Hirsh, David Shuster and Karen Hirsh, Ellen and Jack Hollander, Robert and Nadine Jacobson, Florence and Herb Joffe, Bruce Gold and Grace Kalfus, Mitchell and Robin Kaphan, Bernard Katz, Jack and Elaine Katz, Barbara and Harvey Katzeff, Allison and Alan Kellman, Marty and Lynn Keltz, Shlomo and Celia Kessel, Claire Kessler, William J. Kulak, George and Phyllis Lantos, Louis and Carole Lapides, Marc and Barbara Lazarus, Alan and Elizabeth Legatt, Jay and Barbara Lerman, Susanna Levin, Evan and Tracey Levy, Gary and Donna Levy, Laura Lewis, Eugene and Diane Linett, Rich Levine and Lorri Liss, Lynn and Jeffrey Lowin, Lisa and Larry Mandelker, Shoshana Markman, Marshall and Judith Matos, Alan and Linda Mazursky, Michael and Susan Meisler, David and Meryl Mendelson, Mark and Esther Mildner, Lawrence Silverman and Jodi Moise, Michael and Tami Novoseller, Deborah Olstein, Stanley and Mindy Patchen, Ian and Deirdre Polow, Ruth and Marvin Price, Naomi Raber, Gregg and Sheryl Reisman, Merill and Ellen Resnick, Elise and Barry Richman, Alan and Elizabeth Rosenberg, George and Sharon Rozansky, Leslie and Dick Ruttenberg, Bob and Elise Schepp, Susan and David Schlecker, Steven and Lori Schwartz, Jules and Harriet Schwartz, Alan and Thalia Segal, Sam and Ella Shteingart, A. Silver, Jeffrey and Diane Solomon, Marvin Dubin and Susan Solow-Dubin, Peter and Sharon Spenser, Judy and Michael Spiegeland, Rivka and Harry Spring, Morris and Deborah Stampfer, Berish and Rena Strauch, Alan and Joyce Striar, Aaron and Judith Szabo, Abraham and Beatrice Walfish, Norma Wasserman, Robert and Lori Weber, Jack and Rebecca Wertheimer, Esther and Steven Winik, Brook and Ben Wolinsky, Helene Wolloch, and Steven and Debbie Young

DOROTHY FLEISHAKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

PTA ISRAEL TRAVEL STUDY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

IN MEMORY OF:

Sidney Scheinfeld, beloved grandfather of Daniel, George Lee, beloved father of Mitchell Littman, Sara, Zachary, Corey, and Maya Scheinfeld, from from Erica, Larry, Marc, and Mollie Epstein.

Elly and Ted Zabb.

Harold Keltz, beloved grandfather of, Julia, Andrew, Jason, Nate, Allison, Sara, and Robbie Keltz, from Elly and Ted Zabb.

NURSERY SCHOOL FUND IN MEMORY OF:

Sara Cohen, beloved grandmother of Vanessa Harold Keltz, beloved father of Elise Richman, Kerchner and Marisa Goldberg, from Allison and from Bonnie Jonas.

Alan Kellman.

ELEANOR G. BAUMWALD PRAYERBOOK FUND

ANDREW SHAPIRO MEMORIAL FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

IN MEMORY OF:

Eva Teitelbaum, from Jack R. Schwartz.

Andrew Shapiro, my beloved cousin, from Jozef Atlas on his yahrzeit, beloved father and Richard Brown. grandfather, from Deborah, Matt, and Henry My dear son Andrew Shapiro on what would have Olstein. been his fifty-first birthday, from Judy Shapiro.

Harold Keltz, beloved father and grandfather, Sidney Scheinfeld, beloved father of Robert and from Deborah, Matt, and Henry Olstein.

Jodi Scheinfeld.

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Lester and Marjorie Zimmerman in memory of Paul Ganeles; Lester and Majorie Zimmerman in memory of Maya Cohen; Carole and Michael Bieber in honor of the aufruf of their son Jordan; Brian Bosworth and Lauren Freeman-Bosworth in honor of the bar mitzvah of their son Andrew; Richard and Randi Klee in memory of Glora Ginsberg, beloved mother Murray Ginsberg (of blessed memory), beloved mother-in-law of Stephanie Ginsberg and beloved grandmother of Aaron and Lauren Ginsberg; Ted and Alisa Kesten in memory of Sidney Scheinfeld; Geralynn and David Reifer in memory of Cheryl Rosenfeld Gross, beloved mother of Jenn Hylton; Faith Liberman, Robin Liberman, and Debra Lassaw in memory of Simon Liberman and Irwin Daniels on their yahrzeits; Susan and Michael Meisler in memory of Sidney Scheinfeld; Annette and Mitchell Fogelman in memory of Dr. Steven Tarkan; Susan and Michael Meisler in memory of

George Lee; Miriam Rabin in memory of Harold Keltz; Judy and Fred Bomback in memory of Harold Keltz; Miriam and Bruce Pomeranz with thanks to the Beth El clergy; Lydia Read with thanks to Rabbi Schuck; Leah and Noel Edelson in memory of Spencer Tuchkinsky on his yahrzeit; Rita and David Kaufman in memory of Abraham Rosenfeld on his yahrzeit; Deborah Gerstein in memory of Esther Gerstein on her yahrzeit; Marcia and Hyman Pryluck; Carole Curtis in memory of Morris Rosenblatt on his yahrzeit; Michael Wechsler in memory of his father on his yahrzeit; Fred and Miriam Zucker in memory of Maya Hazel Cohen; Lida Keltz with deep appreciation to the Beth El clergy; Elise and Barry Richman with appreciation of the clergy; Sam and Annette Tolkoff; Laurie and Eric Roth in memory of Sidney Roth on his yahrzeit and in memory of Morris Michael on his yahrzeit.

On behalf of Rob & Jodi Scheinfeld and Sarah, Daniel, Zachary, Corey and Maya: Thank you very much for your kind and thoughtful words, and comforting presence, after the loss of our dear father and grandfather, Sidney I. Scheinfeld, of blessed memory.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, continued from page 5

Joe Wygoda, Geralynn Reifer, Dan Burton, Sandy Gruenberg, Barbara Cohen, Jayne Peister, Debbie Young, and Mark Silver. They always acted as a collaborative team, where no one was afraid to express their opinions, but fully supported the decision agreed upon and acted as ambassadors to the congregation. I could not have served as president without these very engaged officers that rarely missed a meeting or a call and worked until late at night.

I also want to thank our senior staff—Nursery School Director Ronnie Becher; Day Camp Director and SMART Coordinator Julie Rockowitz; Director of Youth and Family Engagement Jen Vegh; Assistant Director of Youth and Family Engagement Bekkah Gold, and Activities Coordinator Abby Wise. I want to thank Controller Olivier Vogel; Director of Special Projects Linda Newman; Director of Maintenance Milton Sinclair; Assistant to Nursery School Director Shery Rosenstein; Front Office Administrative Assistant Alise Liquorie; Assistant to the Clergy Debra Lomurno; Assistant to Rabbi Schuck David Resnick; our maintenance staff Delroy, Andy, Roberto,and Leon; and front door security Val and Richie.

And, of course, I want to thank our super-duper Executive Director Erica Leventhal.

Erica is an amazing team player. I have worked with many colleagues during my career in business and Erica is clearly at the top of list on talent, judgment, perseverance, and energy.

And, on the rare occurrence, can accept and act on constructive criticism.

The past presidents also provided valuable guidance to me and I appreciate their input.

The Board of Trustees come to meetings regularly and are true partners to do what they view is best for the congregation.

Our congregation is made up of very smart, devoted, and invested members that do not hesitate to express their views by e-mail, text, telephone, letters, and in person. And of course, it is very rewarding to work with our clergy—Rabbi Schuck, Rabbi Dorsch, Rabbi Sitkin, Hazzan Gloth, and Associate Cantor Uri Aqua. I also want to send our best wishes to Hazzan Gloth and his family who will moving to Temple Alyiyah, in Needham, Massachusetts, and Rabbi Dorsch and Stephanie who will be moving to San Diego, California, where Rabbi Dorsch will become the senior rabbi of Tfereth Israel Synagogue.

Working with such wonderful and devoted people is a very humbling experience.

Beth El is a great place, but the future will not be without its challenges. I am confident that our new president, Mark Seidenfeld, and his administration, our clergy, and professional staff are well positioned to lead us in the years to come.

Todah rabbah and see you in shul, Sam

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